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.HURSE LLAR PAD.

No. 263,027. Patented Aug. 22, 1882.

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HoRse-COLLAR PAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 263,027, dated August22., 1882.

Application tiled November-2:2, 1881. (No model.)V

T all whom -t't may concern Beit known that I, LAUREN ECRANE, ofRochester, in the county of Olmsted, and in the State of Minnesota, haveinvented certain new 5 and useful Improvements in Paper Supports or Padsfor HorseGollars; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to un improved conm struction of horse-collarsupports or pads, as

will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure l is a top view of my improved support or padand its connectingstraps, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of 'the saidpad. t

Heretofore these supports or pads have been usually made ofsole-leather, and also ot' iron,V zinc, or other metal, all of which areexpensive, and a metal pad (unless it be covered with zo leather) willattractthe suns rays in summer and be uncomfortable to the horse.

I propose to make my pad wholly or chieiiy of paper, and the preferredform is that shown in theaccompanyingdrawings,whereinthepad 2 5 is shownmolded complete from paper-pulp. In some instances I propose to add aleather bottom to the pad, or a bottom composed of ground-leather scrapscompressed and vulcan ized, thislatter being much cheaper thansoleleather, and answering the purpose nearly or quite as Well; but :inall cases paper is the important element of my pad, and I always proposeto employ a paper top, whether I linethe under side of the pad withother material or not.

A represents the pad, and B B the loops or receptacles for the strap.This latter I make in two parts in the manner shown.

C represents one part of the support-strap,

4o and is preferably about an inch and a half in width at its undividedportion, and is provided Vat its outer end with a snap or other hook forattachment to the breast-ring of the hames. The free end of the strap Cis in two parts, C

V C', as shown, formed by simply dividing the strap a certain distance,each portion being, therefore, preferably, about three-fourths of aninch in width, and holes are punched in these ends for attachment tobuckles on the divided 5o ends of the strap D, which is otherwise of isimilar style and width, and which has a hook for attachment to theopposite side of the haines-ring.

The object of a collar pad or support and the manner in which it raisesthe collarup from pressure upon the neck of a horse are too well knownto'require elaborate description, and it is sufficient to say that itschief use is to prevent abrasion of the collar on a sore or bruisedsurface, and to permit air to circulate between 6o the collar and thetop ot' the horses neck, so as to heal any bruise or sore already there,as well as to prevent future injuries.

I may use any kind ot' paper or paper-pulp for the construction of myimproved pad, and, as stated, I prefer to mold it directly into therequired shape, the loops B being thus integral with the pad. 'A paperhaving linen fiber inserted therein is excellent for the purpose, andwhen the pad is wholly composed of paper I 7o prefer to add .to the pulp`tannin or oak-bark, or some equivalent astringent, as I have found thatthis produces a good eli'ect.

My pad could be made by cementing together thicknesses of paper-such ascommon 7 5 brown paper united by marine glue-Which would be imperviousto water; but when made directly from the pulp it is a better article. Ialso sometimes give the whole pad a rubber coating as a furtherprotection against the in- 8o uence of wet weather, and may modify mydevice in various ways without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

The advantages of my pad over those in use are greater cheapness andlightness,tvith equal durability; and the all-papermoldedpad has thefurther advantage of impossibility of separation or detachment of parts,owing to the fact that the loops are made integral with the pad,

and not riveted, bolted, or sewed thereto; but 9o proof material inplace of leather for the skirt or under side of the pad, and my padmight be made Without the described top loops, but

connected to the horse-collar by straps in various ways instead,although in ordinary cases I prefer the construction and method ofattachment described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, hereby reserving for future applications allmodications of my pad herein described whiehpresent differences ofconstruction too marked to be included in the protection to be affordedby the patent applied for in the present case, is-

